10 changes at NASA with 76 year old Glenn (G)

Top Ten changes at NASA to accommodate 76-yr-old John Glenn's return to space:

10) All important devices now operated by the Clapper9) Shuttle's thermostat now set at 80 degrees8) The cargo bay now converted into a shuffle board court7) Amplifier now installed in the headphones6) Metamucil now served instead of Tang5) Little bowls of candy scattered around the ship4) Top speed of shuttle now set at 25 MPH3) Installed new bifocal windshield2) Space pants now go up to the armpits1) Left blinker left on for the entire mission.

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